Yu et al., 2014 Non-targeted research, quantitative 996 males Kruskal-Wallis H Test Obstructive sleep apnea correlated with males (but not females) with hypertension None stated Scheers-Anderson et al., 2015 Secondary Research/Literature Revi Continue Reading...
ICU Delirium -- Evidence Review and Synthesis Evidence Review Luetz et al. (2014) conducted a study in which they examined how delirium management is an important aspect of intensive care treatment alongside analgesia and sedation management. The m Continue Reading...
Female Reproductive Health - Episodic Case Study: PreeclampsiaPatient Information:Initials: J.D.Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: CaucasianSubjective:CC: Headache and visual disturbancesHPI: Mrs. J.D., a 32-year-old Caucasian female, presents with a head Continue Reading...
Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Problem-Solving Courts in Addressing Mental Health Issues within the Criminal Justice SystemThe National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) has raised concern about the state of mental health in the United State Continue Reading...
Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Psychiatric EmergenciesPsychiatric emergencies usually occur in children and adults due to mental problems such as change in mood and behavior. These emergencies can lead to involuntary holds of the individual by e Continue Reading...
Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacoeconomics Exploration Introduction It is important to note, from the onset, that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC (2018), it is estimated that in the U.S., 30.3 million people have b Continue Reading...
Prenatal care is an important aspect of pregnancy and can result in positive outcomes for both mother and infant. Low-risk pregnancies have different recommendations for prenatal care than high-risk pregnancies. Low risk pregnancies begin with medica Continue Reading...
Healthcare Organizational Problem InterviewIntervieweeName: Dr. Sarah ThompsonPosition: Director of NursingFacility: Green Meadows Long-Term Care FacilityInterview Topic: Organizational Problem in Long-Term Care: Managing Polypharmacy in Elderly Resi Continue Reading...
Synthesis/Summary of Evidence Based Practice Articles Introduction A life-long disease, diabetes tends to affect the way an individual’s body handles blood glucose. In essence, type 2 diabetes happens to be the most prevalent kind of diabetes. Continue Reading...
NRNP/PRAC & 6675 Comprehensive Focused SOAP Psychiatric Evaluation TemplateWeek (enter week #): (Enter assignment title)Student NameCollege of Nursing-PMHNP, Walden UniversityNRNP 6665: PMHNP Care Across the Lifespan IFaculty NameAssignment Due DateS Continue Reading...
Introduction The relevance of care givers when it comes to assisting persons with disabilities or chronic illnesses cannot be overstated. Towards this end, caregivers come in handy in ensuring the continuous care – especially when it comes to e Continue Reading...
TAXOL HYPERSENSITIVITY AND MANAGEMENT OF IRR Taxol Hypersensitivity and Management of Immediate Reactions with Pre-medicationTaxol (Paclitaxel) is a commonly prescribed chemotherapy medication for breast cancer treatment. Nevertheless, the administra Continue Reading...
Barcode ScanningIn a large metropolitan hospital, there have been multiple instances where patients received incorrect medications due to barcode scanning errors. The barcode system is meant to help nurses make certain that the right patient receives Continue Reading...
Discussion Board Topic: Neuroanatomy and PsychiatryIn this post, my classmate opted to focus on neuroanatomy and psychiatry. As has been highlighted in the write-up, mental illnesses have largely increased in the United States and the demand for trea Continue Reading...
The diagnostic criteria for mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury as indicated in the DSM-5 begins with cognitive problems meaning that the patient must have a diagnosis of a mild neurocognitive disorder. There must be evidence o Continue Reading...
Article Summary: The Influence of the Human Microbiome and Probiotics on Cardiovascular Health Introduction One of the world’s leading causes of death is cardiovascular disease (CVD). Some of the risk factors that have been associated with CVD Continue Reading...
With the passing of the Affordable Care Act, knowledge-based healthcare has become a federal mandate. Knowledge management processes vary depending on the nature of the healthcare organization, as well as local and state legislative contingencies. Th Continue Reading...
TUBERCULOSIS TUBERCULOSIS 2Tuberculosis: A Cultural and Geographic PerspectiveNameDateIntroductionCulture, religion, and geography all play a strong role in perceptions of health and illness. Health-seeking behaviors and lifestyle choices may also im Continue Reading...
ONC programs have been created to ensure certain areas within healthcare, progress. A main issue plaguing American healthcare is the electronic health record transition. One ONC program, State HIE, was created to help solve this problem. This program Continue Reading...
Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure, which refers to an elevated pressure of the blood in the arteries. There are two major factors that cause hypertension and they can be present independently or together. These factors are the heart p Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Program Needs Assessment and Quality Improvement Plan Paula Stechschulte, PhD, RN Quarter This paper discusses the process of drafting a quality improvement plan at a community level medical facility, a plan that is aimed at Continue Reading...
cultural diversity issues and its impact on nursing professionals' practice. It assesses a client hailing from a different culture, and employs information derived from the assessment determining and reflecting on health practices and beliefs of the Continue Reading...
NP HEALTH PROBLEM Common Health Problem in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Practice and Recommendations for Its Medical Management Nurses are the initial point of contact for the patients in many medical settings, and the nurse practitioners (NP) are Continue Reading...
nursing research findings into clinical practice. Nociceptive Pain at the end of life Conduct a Medline/PubMed & CINAHL search to identify 2 (two) PRIMARY SOURCE research articles that were published within the last 5 years that are not cited Continue Reading...
pneumonia is a recurrent mechanical ventilation complication affecting almost 25% of ventilated patients. This type of pneumonia is referred to as ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and it accounts for up to 90% of nosocomial infections among the Continue Reading...
PICOT Question: Is the use of SMS reminders and notifications more effective than standard therapy in reducing the occurrence of medication non-adherence among patients with schizophrenia?Similarities and Differences of the Reviewed StudiesThis secti Continue Reading...
Diabetes Education What is Diabetes? Interventions Management Self-Care Diabetes Education Clinical Practice Recommendations Diabetes Education Diabetes is considered to be a chronic disease which really needs some kind of long-term nursing a Continue Reading...
Suicide rates are remarkably high worldwide and nationally, making suicide one of the leading causes of death (Schwartz-Lifshitz, Zalsman, Giner et al, 2012; Tillman, 2014). Although most suicides do not occur in the hospital setting, psychiatric dis Continue Reading...
causes for Medicare and Medicaid patients to be readmitted to hospitals within thirty days of a prior discharge. This is a fairly pervasive and major problem and it is one that demands solutions. As part of this capstone, there will be a number of f Continue Reading...
elective or emergency childbirth, a choice between general and local anesthesia is often called for. Cognizing the surroundings helps the birthing process. Therefore, a local anesthetic administered via an intrathecal spinal injection or through a c Continue Reading...
Management Utilization management has in the recent past sparked heated arguments in the health sector with controversies arising as to the needs for the interventions. Medical practitioners heavily criticize the practice considering the increased Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Presentation Poster: Interprofessional Collaboration Practice ProgramAbstractThis poster describes an intervention applying interprofessional collaboration originally developed to address suboptimal Type II diabetes patient outcom Continue Reading...
Arrhythmias cause irregular hearts beats in ways that can be life-threatening but there are a number of different types of arrhythmias that require different interventions. To determine the facts, this paper reviews the relevant literature to provide Continue Reading...
Bed and Chair Alarm in to Help Reduce Falls in Short-Term Care Facility In long-term care facilities (e.g., assisted living centres and nursing homes), a fall is one of the single most devastating category of unpleasant events. In consequence, there Continue Reading...
HIV patients. Identify and Describe the Aggregate This paper focuses on a particular section of HIV patients - that of men having sex with men, in the United States. There is also an identification and description of the aggregate, its needs and r Continue Reading...
HHS Prevention strategies that is of interest to you and relevant to advance practice nursing I CHOSE DIABETES PREVENTION Diabetes disease management in the setting of a clinic is a multicomponent, proactive and organized approach in order to deli Continue Reading...
Initial tests may be culdocentesis, hematocrit, a pregnancy test, a qualitative HCG blood test, a transvaginal ultrasound or pregnancy ultrasound and a white blood count test. An ectopic pregnancy can be distinguished from a normal intrauterine preg Continue Reading...
